tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post116417502921689276..comments2023-09-10T09:42:14.978-04:00Comments on Fears and Frets: People Accepting Climate ChangeRionn Fears Malechemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998730706323172918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-1164604251898941262006-11-27T00:10:00.000-05:002006-11-27T00:10:00.000-05:00Not to split hairs, but the question was whether t...Not to split hairs, but the question was whether they'd pay $14 more on their bills -- or, rather, how much more they'd pay -- not whether they'd support a higher rate.<BR/><BR/>But, yes, to get industries on board, we have to offer trade protection. China does it!Rionn Fears Malechemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998730706323172918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-1164386568697045572006-11-24T11:42:00.000-05:002006-11-24T11:42:00.000-05:00So the problem here is that people won't spend jus...So the problem here is that people won't spend just $14 more on their electricity bill. Direct electricity is just a small fraction of people's total monetary expenditure. People pay far, far more for their electrity indirectly throught the purchase of goods and services. Any power hike will trasnfer proportionately to the costs of those goods. I'm guessing we're really talking about order $100's to $1000's per month, once everything is accounted for.<BR/><BR/>Of course, production and jobs may just move to where electricity is cheaper, making us poorer, while doing nothing to alleviate carbon emissions globally. Reductions in CO2 emissions here will correspond to increases in China. I think we're seeing this in Germany now. They've pretting much reached their Kyoto goals at the same time their industrial sector has been replaced by less energy intensive activities like the service sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com